Russia says EU sanctions will hurt Ukraine peace efforts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday new European Union sanctions will hinder efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine and urged the West to persuade Kiev to hold discussions on the country’s future structure before a May 25 presidential election.
Former top Hungarian Communist, 92, convicted of war crimes
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A 92-year-old former senior Hungarian Communist Party official was convicted on Tuesday of war crimes over shootings of civilian protesters after the November 1956 uprising that was crushed by Soviet tanks.
Hundreds block roads in South African platinum belt as strike breaks
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – Hundreds of stick-wielding miners barricaded roads and torched roadside vegetable stalls near Lonmin’s South African platinum mine on Tuesday, in an attempt to block fellow strikers from breaking rank and going back t…
Anti-graft chief to oversee Italy’s Expo after arrests
MILAN (Reuters) – Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has enlisted the head of Italy’s new anti-bribery authority to salvage preparations for Milan’s Expo 2015 world fair after a corruption scandal that risks disrupting the lucrative event.
Aid workers question effectiveness of U.N. Syria aid
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – Seven weeks after U.N. aid trucks crossed from Turkey into Syria for the first time, aid workers and officials in this southern Turkish humanitarian hub still have no idea exactly where the supplies ended up.
Yemeni air strike kills five suspected militants in south
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed when Yemeni fighter planes targeted their vehicle in the southern province of Shabwa, military sources said, as part of a sustained army offensive against Islamist insurgents.
Saudi foreign minister says has invited Iran’s Zarif to visit
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has invited Iran’s foreign minister to visit, Riyadh said on Tuesday, hinting at the possibility of a thaw between two bitter rivals, whose struggle for influence is evident in conflicts throughout the region.
Denmark withdraws EU election video after protests over sex, violence
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The Danish parliament has withdrawn a cartoon video featuring a scene of group sex and a non-voter being punched in the face that had been aimed at motivating young people to vote in European parliamentary elections
Stick-wielding protesters torch stalls near Lonmin’s South Africa mine
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – About 1,000 stick-wielding protesters torched roadside vegetable stalls as they marched near Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa on Tuesday, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene.
Hungary court finds 92-year old Communist guilty of war crimes
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A Budapest court on Tuesday found a former senior official in the Hungarian Communist Party guilty of war crimes during the suppression of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
